FRI Co-op

FRI Co-op is a website that aims to combat racism by providing 3 key things: a safe community to share thoughts and experiences, education on topics concerning race, and actions taken to fight racism.

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Inspiration

I was inspired by the problem of racism in America. It has been and continues to be a huge issue in our lives, and I wanted to create something that could provide people with access to community, education, and action. I was also inspired by the club Young Woman's Co-operative at my school where every week we meet and discuss different topics related to race, religion, and more.

What it does

My website provides free, online, global access to community as well as racial education and action.

How I built it

I built it using flask (which is written in python) to create the backend and html (with small bits of python code and variables) and css for the front end. I also used SQLite to store information in databases to be used later on.

Challenges I ran into

It was challenging creating the Q&A page as there was no dataset or api so I had to figure out a way to do it without hard coding questions and responses. It was also challenging managing multiple databases and transferring information between, but I managed to make it all work.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I am very proud of the Q&A page! I am also proud of the website as a whole because I feel like it has great impact for change

What I learned

I learned how to better manage databases and flask as well as different styling techniques with css and html

What's next for FRI Co-op

In the future I would love to be able to create a dataset on race-talk which I could train an ML chatbot with. I would also love to be able to link the register button to your google calendar which would then send you a notification leading up to the event. I would also like to extend the affinity spaces to include other groups like religion, gender, and sextuality.

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